Pink Floyd saxophonist Dick Parry has died at 83. A regular in Mill Road, #Cambridge, he's been described as a 'typically good English gentleman' - and his good friend David Gilmour called his sound 'unmistakable' www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/pink-fl...

Cambridge PPF calls on Hughes Hall not to encroach on Protected Open Space with Fenner’s plans @cambridgeppf.bsky.social #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we look at the huge #Cambridge Science Park plans, state of Cam at Sheep's Green, concerns over Fenner's proposals, feature pics from Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride, Beer Festival & Cancer Help Centre ride & preview Cambridge Nature Festival

Marshall Land Systems is planning to move production from #Cambridge to South Wales, impacting 158 employees and 59 fixed term agency contractors www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/158...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we report on power-sharing discussions in #Cambridge after Labour lost its majority in our election analysis. We have a 10-page Science and Technology Awards souvenir supplement, a Sawston Fun Run pic special plus Cambridge University strikes

We're at the local #election counts in #Cambridge and South #Cambridgeshire today - and the first results are in. Follow along with our live blog... www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/local-e...

It was a pleasure to host the @cambridgeindy.bsky.social Science and Technology Awards last night. Congratulations to all our winners on their amazing achievements! #SciTechAwards #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/win...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a warning from National Trust over nature crisis in #Cambridgeshire, interview with Ed Miliband, residents start petition over HMOs, robotic surgery milestone @cuh.nhs.uk, pics of rockets launching at BigEARS & look ahead to #SciTechAwards

Marshall Aerospace is up for sale - and discussions are under way with potential buyers #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/marshal...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social , how Cambridge Leisure Park could be overhauled, our Q&A with parties ahead of elections in #Cambridge and South Cambs, news that Marshall Aerospace could be sold, concern over fires at landfill site, pic from Literary Festival & Inflation Day

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, huge construction impact of #EastWestRail, pic specials on Northstowe Half Marathon & Tom's Trust 5k, Biomedical Campus runs & Hills Road Sixth Form fun run, £8.2m appeal for air ambulance base, election latest & fresh look at #Cambridge spies

The top 10 garden birds in #Cambridgeshire have been revealed as the @rspb.bsky.social issues new advice on seasonal feeding www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/the-rsp...

This week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social is our 500th issue. Thank you to all our readers, advertisers and contributors for their support! We interview East West Rail chief exec, feature #Cambourne #Cambridge 10k & Fun Run pic special & @philrodgers.co.uk city council election predictions

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social parking permit confusion in #Cambridge, new #EastWestRail consultation, taxi vandalism concerns, the #Cambridge engineer involved in mission to Moon, residents debate Hughes Hall plans & parties launch their election campaigns

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we ask whether we're winning battle vs bike theft in #Cambridge, feature latest on market & Cambridge South station, explore Panda Meander trail plans, look ahead to Boat Races & discuss what's on for families this Easter

90 roles are at risk in a #Cambridgeshire education restructure that impacts special educational needs services. I've heard from staff concerned about the changes: www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/education/90...

There is concern that the #NHS staff mental health service in #Cambridgeshire is to close due to a lack of funding. Staff I've heard from said it has been a 'lifeline' for them www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/concern...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, an alarming series of vandal attacks on private hire vehicles in #Cambridge, debate over development corporation plans, #NHS staff mental health service to close, education restructure puts SEND jobs at risk & Thriplow Daffodil Weekend pic special

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we react to Chancellor's announcement for #Oxford to #Cambridge corridor, celebrate our #SciTechAwards finalists, feature city centre overhaul, report shock bills for some Cambridge Water customers, plus Cambs County Council Spotlight Awards

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social a 5-page #CambridgeHalf Marathon pic special, a government-backed study for Mass Rapid Transit options of #Cambridge, the £121m heat network, £49m @anglianwater.bsky.social pipeline plan, the #21toWatch winners, Baulk Path debate & Nigel Havers interview

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, calls for city centre streets to be upgraded, in-depth #Cambridge Half Marathon preview inc runner returning 2 years after cardiac arrest near finish line, tax rises, heat batteries, why trees were felled at nature reserve & @gilesyeo.bsky.social on drugs & obesity

Mentally playing Tetris ‘can help reduce or eliminate traumatic memories’, @cam.ac.uk researchers find www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/mentall...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social this week: @cam.ac.uk vet school is saved, inside hi-tech #NHS training centre, a bid for UNESCO World Heritage status, 'cycle street' update, verdicts on development corp, Sleepout for Cambridge, #Chariots of Fire race launch & latest Waterbeach plans

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social MPs call for govt funding for #Cambridgeshire roads crisis & @philrodgers.co.uk explores politics of potholes. Sadness in #Teversham as mature trees felled for development. Work to protect chalk streams & #Cambridge Half runner to wear suit of armour

Prof Sir Mike Stratton has been awarded the 2026 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal for pioneering work on cancer genomics @sangerinstitute.bsky.social www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/prof-si...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social a 4-page special on 25-year impact of development corporation for Greater #Cambridge with 3 opinion pieces. A man who had cardiac arrest while driving at 70mph, Cambridge Rowing trademark battle v university & veteran, 105, backs Freedom Fountain

A brain-cooling collar for patients with traumatic head injuries is to be trialled at Addenbrooke’s in #Cambridge in a world first @cuh.nhs.uk www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/brain-c...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we look at desperate need for new A&E to keep pace with #Cambridge growth & hear from @pippaheylings.bsky.social . We feature latest GCP plans in #Cambridge, stunning pics from new #Ely Cathedral light show, shortlist for #21toWatch awards & a world-first trial

Deadline alert! Entry to the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2026 is open until 11pm tomorrow #SciTechAwards #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/ent...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a warning from RSPCA about vet school closure. We explore why living standards in #Cambridge haven't risen for a decade despite growth. Plus latest on @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social, pics of Lion Yard 3D art & petition over 'atrocious' potholes

AstraZeneca is keeping its option open on #Cambridge expansion as it submits plans for a conference centre and offices on the Biomedical Campus www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/ast...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, reaction to revised Hughes Hall plans for Fenner's site, Mill Road petition, school performance tables, AstraZeneca keeps #Cambridge expansion option open, reservoir latest & @philrodgers.co.uk on #Labour chances in #Cambridge City Council election

A fantastic community response to the Protect our Care campaign means there is a 12-month reprieve for the Arthur Rank Hospice beds that faced closure due to NHS funding cuts #Cambridge @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/communi...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we explore the state of #Cambridgeshire's roads, discuss house-building rates & Green Belt, report on @cuh.nhs.uk pressures, new solar park & latest on @cam.ac.uk vet school, launch our Inspirational YoungStars Awards & interview @redgate-software.bsky.social CEO

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social - latest on @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social NHS funding cut, the death toll on our roads, @angliaruskin.bsky.social plans, Pippa Heylings on independent pubs, Paul Bristow on #Cambridge opportunities, city's new Freedom Fountain & a fen skater in a banana suit

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social - out today, a day early - we discuss bus strikes, 4-day council week, interview #NewYearHonours recipients, feature #Grantchester barrel rolling, Mark Walsh's top 50 films - Part II - of 2025 & the top 100 businesses in #Cambridgeshire

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social - out today, a day early - we look at Tiger Pass extension & bus driver strikes. We feature special moments on @cuh.nhs.uk children's ward, feature Luminaria pics @stcatharines.bsky.social & tell how #Cambridge researchers will celebrate Christmas in Antarctica

The Addenbrooke's multi-storey car park has reopened following structural surveys completed after a fire that damaged 40 cars. #Cambridge @cuh.nhs.uk www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/fire-hi...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we talk to a firefighter about amazing work from crews tackling @cuh.nhs.uk car park fire. Plus mayor's plans to triple #Cambridgeshire economy. Pic specials at Carols @kingscollege.bsky.social filming, Granta Park Santa Run & Martin Bond's latest photo book

More than 30 firefighters are tackling a fire on the second floor of the car park at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in #Cambridge www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/firefig...

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social: £2.3bn plan for #Cambridge acute hospital, row over Christmas in Cambridge private booking, pic specials from Christmas Head rowing & Mill Road Winter Fair, guided busway latest & @paulkirkley.bsky.social's verdict on @artstheatrecamb.bsky.social panto

A world-first clinical trial involving @cruk-ci.bsky.social and @cuh.nhs.uk that offers new hope for glioblastoma patients is subject of Channel 4 documentary www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/world-f...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social we launch our #SciTechAwards, discuss #Cambridge tourism levy & explore 20-year vision for 50,000 homes. Plus: mass transit for city, royal visit, columns from Paul Bristow, @pippaheylings.bsky.social, @cambridgeppf.bsky.social & @cllrtimbick.bsky.social

The @cambridgeindy.bsky.social Science and Technology Awards 2026 are open for entry! #SciTechAwards www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/a-c...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social the closing arguments in #Cambourne to #Cambridge busway inquiry, a feature on new reservoir plans & why we could face 2026 drought, Sir Ed Davey on @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social funding & we talk to rail minister about Cambridge East station plans

In this week's @cambridgeindy.bsky.social - updated #EastWestRail plans inc a new #Cambridge East station. How The Crown Estate hopes to transform Business Park for entire community. And consultation starts on £80m regeneration of North Cambridge. Plus Big Switch On pic special

Updated masterplan for the transformation of #Cambridge Business Park - envisaging 8,000 jobs, hundreds of homes, restaurants, sports facilities and green space - has been unveiled by The Crown Estate. An exhibition will be held on Saturday www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/8-0...

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social this week: our 16-page First Days at School reception class pic supplement. Special report on huge housing growth planned for #Cambridge region, with sites mapped. Concerns over 'hostile eyes' roadside posters. Pic special on Corn Exchange 150th anniversary

In @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, a petition to save @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social beds goes to No 10, campaigners to fight on after Christ's College library approval, why #EastWestRail consultation is on ice, the Remembrance display approved by 99-year-old veteran & guide to #CambsB2B South

Check out the new issue of the @cambridgeindy.bsky.social, where Sefira and I have written about how the redevelopment of Arbury Court will DESTROY a green space beloved by the local community, a problem that could easily be solved 🌳